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I was a freshman at Pratt institute for the 2016-17 school year. I was in the foundation department. I had a very challenging first year experience and I had no doubt that I should transfer somewhere else for the rest of my college career. I did not find my teachers to be of the high quality Pratt promises. The academic advisor for my fine art major did not help me on several occasions when I went to her for help, and within my first month at Pratt she was encouraging me to transfer out instead of helping me with the struggles I was experiencing. I went to the head of the foundations department to get help switching out of my classes taught by unproductive and under qualified teachers to no avail. I felt completely worthless at Pratt Institute and as though no faculty or staff member truly cared about the students that put so much time, money and energy into their eduction. I truly regret that I chose to attend a school that could overlook so many issues with faculty and staff and would make me feel so helpless.

Visit Pratt and stay the night on campus if you can, hang out in the commons with students and talk to them. Many students go to pratt because it is in the city, not because they want to work hard or make art. Consider your ability to focus in such a busy city.

Pratt is a factory-- the classes are big, and the teachers are over-worked. Worse, in my opinion, is the extremely high price tag and inefficient bureaucracy. I left Pratt seven years ago, and I'm writing this review today because they sent a $2,000 unpaid tuition bill from SEVEN years ago to my house. They can't explain why I owe it, but they do want me to remit payment to a man named Greg Smith, who works for a real estate law firm in Queens. Sound shady? When you go to make payments at the bursar's office, there are holes drilled in bullet proof glass.